Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Pinnawalla is notable for having the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 88 elephants, including 37 males and 51 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala.[1]

The orphanage was originally founded in order to afford care and protection to many of the orphaned unweaned wild elephants found wandering in and near the forests of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1975 by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC).[2]

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Mahela Jayawardena, the batsman sixth on the list of leading Test runscorers, will retire from the longest format next month after Sri Lanka’s home series against South Africa and Pakistan.

Jayawardena has played 145 Tests since making his debut in 1997, scoring 33 hundreds at an average of 50.18. His total of 11,493 runs means that he shares sixth spot in the all-time runscorers’ table with Kumar Sangakkara, his compatriot and great friend.

Mahela Jayawardana

Mahela Jayawardena, the batsman sixth on the list of leading Test runscorers, will retire from the longest format next month after Sri Lanka’s home series against South Africa and Pakistan.

Jayawardena has played 145 Tests since making his debut in 1997, scoring 33 hundreds at an average of 50.18. His total of 11,493 runs means that he shares sixth spot in the all-time runscorers’ table with Kumar Sangakkara, his compatriot and great friend.